SiteSell Education Instructor Feedback

Although this is a long survey, you can complete it quickly by checking off the appropriate answer. It's divided into three distinct parts: Instructor Experience, Content Evaluation, Instructor Experience.

If you have detailed comments to make, you can use the box at the end of each part. Here's a helpful tip... Open your text editor, put comments in as you tick off the answers, then copy and paste your comments into the box.

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First Name*

First Name*

Last Name*

Last Name*

E-mail Address*

E-mail Address*

Institution Name*

Institution Name*

Part 1 - Instructor Experience

To what extent are you using the Instructor Preparation Guide to develop your SiteSell Education franchise business?*

To what extent are you using the Instructor Preparation Guide to develop your SiteSell Education franchise business?*

Lots

Some

Little

To what extent have you issued press releases announcing the SiteSell course in your area?*

To what extent have you issued press releases announcing the SiteSell course in your area?*

Lots

Some

Little

To what extent have you used paid publicity to promote your SiteSell Course? Check all that apply.*

To what extent have you used paid publicity to promote your SiteSell Course? Check all that apply.*

Newspaper ads

Radio/TV ads

Direct mail brochures

Trade show

Pay per click ads

Targeted postal delivery

Bulletin board posters

Other (Give details in comments.)

How much have you already spent to promote your SiteSell course?*

How much have you already spent to promote your SiteSell course?*

$1 - $250

$251 - $500

$501 and more

How much do you plan to spend to promote your next SiteSell course?*

How much do you plan to spend to promote your next SiteSell course?*

$1 - $250

$251 - $500

$501 and more

To what extent are you using free publicity to promote your SiteSell Course? Check all that apply.*

To what extent are you using free publicity to promote your SiteSell Course? Check all that apply.*

Online articles

Offline press release

Word-of-mouth referrals

Your own personal website

Free information sessions

Other (Give details in comments.)

What difficulties did you encounter when promoting the SiteSell course? Check all that apply.*

What difficulties did you encounter when promoting the SiteSell course? Check all that apply.*

Working with the college

Limited funding for paid publicity

Time to devote to it

Writing press releases

Getting the press to pay attention

How would you see your course promotion being handled better by one "central" person compared to each instructor doing it individually? Check only your top four choices.*

How would you see your course promotion being handled better by one "central" person compared to each instructor doing it individually? Check only your top four choices.*

Organizing Meet-Up group presentations

Getting SiteSell mailings out to SBIers

Writing press releases

Sending releases to your local media

Placing media advertising

Getting speaking engagements for you

Working with your college marketing department

Setting up free info Webinars

Providing plug-in promotional code for your own site

Developing customizable printable brochure

Developing customizable printable posters

Developing customizable printable postal mailouts

Organizing quarterly Webinars for Instructors

Other (Give details in comments.)

Have students asked you (in or out of class) about your own Website monetization success?*

Have students asked you (in or out of class) about your own Website monetization success?*

Yes

No

How would you describe the overall success of your own Website(s)?*

How would you describe the overall success of your own Website(s)?*

Very successful

Somewhat successful

Not yet successful

To what extent are you monetizing your own personal Website(s)?*

To what extent are you monetizing your own personal Website(s)?*

Less than $500 per month

$500-$2000 per month

More than $2000 per month

To what extent do you believe it's important for you to be able to give students monetization examples from your own Website(s)?*

To what extent do you believe it's important for you to be able to give students monetization examples from your own Website(s)?*

Very important

Somewhat important

Not so important

If you need to beef up the monetization of your own Website(s), to what extent are you able to do it on your own simply by following the Action Guide?*

If you need to beef up the monetization of your own Website(s), to what extent are you able to do it on your own simply by following the Action Guide?*

Very able

Somewhat able

Not able

I'm already monetizing enough

If you need to beef up the monetization of your own Website(s), to what extent would it be helpful for you to follow an ongoing monetization course set up specifically for instructors?*

If you need to beef up the monetization of your own Website(s), to what extent would it be helpful for you to follow an ongoing monetization course set up specifically for instructors?*

Very helpful

Somewhat helpful

Not helpful

I'm already monetizing enough

What do you think overall of the Instructors' affiliate commission structure, including the one-year-only commission on previous SBIers who take your SiteSell course? (Give details in comments.)*

What do you think overall of the Instructors' affiliate commission structure, including the one-year-only commission on previous SBIers who take your SiteSell course? (Give details in comments.)*

Very pleased

Somewhat pleased

Not pleased

What things are you doing to make money apart from earning direct commissions? Check all that apply.*

What things are you doing to make money apart from earning direct commissions? Check all that apply.*

Getting students into your 5P downline

Referring students to SiteSell products/services

Referring students to non-SiteSell products/services

Providing webmaster services to students

Getting work referrals through students

Other (Give details in comments.)

Overall, how would you rate your money-making potential as a SiteSell Instructor compared to a regular 5P affiliate? (Give details in comments.)*

Overall, how would you rate your money-making potential as a SiteSell Instructor compared to a regular 5P affiliate? (Give details in comments.)*

Better than being a regular 5P affiliate

About the same

Not as good as being a regular 5P affiliate

How do you feel about the current student processing procedure (Gmail address setup, SBI! Account setup, college sending P.O. to SiteSell)?*

How do you feel about the current student processing procedure (Gmail address setup, SBI! Account setup, college sending P.O. to SiteSell)?*

Very pleased

Somewhat pleased

Not pleased

What do you think of being able to enter student SBI! Subscriptions using a Remote SBI! Order Entry Page as you do for regular 5P orders? (Give details in comments.)*

What do you think of being able to enter student SBI! Subscriptions using a Remote SBI! Order Entry Page as you do for regular 5P orders? (Give details in comments.)*

What supplementary materials (from the TOBI student lounge or elsewhere ) have you made available in class for students? Check all that apply and email us any that you developed on your own.*

What supplementary materials (from the TOBI student lounge or elsewhere ) have you made available in class for students? Check all that apply and email us any that you developed on your own.*

Storyboard

SBI Glossary

Content decision chart

Content Blueprint

Monetization Scorecard

HTML Basic Tags

Others (Give details in comments.)

Which of the conted.sitesell.com resources/materials have you used? Check all that apply.*

Which of the conted.sitesell.com resources/materials have you used? Check all that apply.*

Signing Up an Institution

Promoting the Course

Delivering the Course

Instructor Forum

Instructor's Teaching Resource Guide

Copyright Permission

Student Gmail Address Setup

Student SBI! Account Setup

Which of the conted.sitesell.com resources/materials need improvement? Check all that apply. (Give details in comments.)*

Which of the conted.sitesell.com resources/materials need improvement? Check all that apply. (Give details in comments.)*

Signing Up an Institution

Promoting the Course

Delivering the Course

Instructor Forum

Instructor's Teaching Resource Guide

Copyright Permission

Student Gmail Address Setup

Student SBI! Account Setup

To what extent have you personalized the standard set of slides for your own classroom use? (Please email us any changes you made.)*

To what extent have you personalized the standard set of slides for your own classroom use? (Please email us any changes you made.)*

A lot

Somewhat

Not at all

Based on your classroom experience, including feedback from students, which parts of the slide presentation need to be changed/updated? Check all that apply.*

Based on your classroom experience, including feedback from students, which parts of the slide presentation need to be changed/updated? Check all that apply.*

Session 1 - Understand the basics

Session 2 - Develop Best Site Concept

Session 3 - Brainstorm Profitable Topics

Session 4 - Plan Monetization Options

Session 5 - Refine Concept and Register Domain

Session 6 - Build a Site That Gets the Click

Session 7 - Build Free Traffic

Session 8 - Build Relationships

Session 9 - Know Your Visitors

Session 10 - Monetize

What kind of measures could be taken to ensure that the student motivation levels achieved in the classroom continue beyond the last class to keep students on the path toward creating 30 pages of content, and ultimately monetizing their website effectively? Check all that apply.*

What kind of measures could be taken to ensure that the student motivation levels achieved in the classroom continue beyond the last class to keep students on the path toward creating 30 pages of content, and ultimately monetizing their website effectively? Check all that apply.*

Special SiteSell student alumni bulletin

Monthly (or other) site-building workshops

Monthly (or other) student networking meetings

Supplemental e-learning workshops

Other (Give details in comments.)

To what extent overall did your students fully understand the C-T-P-M process taught in Session 1?*

To what extent overall did your students fully understand the C-T-P-M process taught in Session 1?*

Fully understood

Somewhat understood

Did not understand

Which part(s) of the C-T-P-M concept proved challenging for students? Check all that apply.*

Which part(s) of the C-T-P-M concept proved challenging for students? Check all that apply.*

Content

Traffic

Preselling

Monetize

To what extent overall have students used Niche Choose It! and the accompanying video to find the right site concept in Session 2?*

To what extent overall have students used Niche Choose It! and the accompanying video to find the right site concept in Session 2?*

A lot

Somewhat

Very little

Overall what was the level of confidence of students using Brainstorm it!?*

Overall what was the level of confidence of students using Brainstorm it!?*

High

Medium

Low

To what extent have your non-English students requested multilingual Brainstorm it! capabilities?*

To what extent have your non-English students requested multilingual Brainstorm it! capabilities?*

Often

Somewhat

Rarely

Which tools have helped students understand the three-Tier Site Content Blueprint structure in Session 3? Check all that apply.*

Which tools have helped students understand the three-Tier Site Content Blueprint structure in Session 3? Check all that apply.*

Vertical organigramme as in the AG

Horizontal layout like book chapters

Inverted tree - trunk, branches, leaves

Color-coded Excel file

Other, such as PPT, foam core (Give details in comments.)

Overall, what were the problem areas for students in building their Site Content Blueprint in Session 3? Check all that apply.*

Overall, what were the problem areas for students in building their Site Content Blueprint in Session 3? Check all that apply.*

Confusing words, keywords, and seed words

Not being able to delete keywords effectively

Not easily seeing keyword groupings in the MKL

Not seeing that Blueprint keywords must come from the MKL

Other (Give details in comments.)

In Session 4, to what extent have students used Search It! to build their Monetization Plan?*

In Session 4, to what extent have students used Search It! to build their Monetization Plan?*

Often

Somewhat

Rarely

During Session 5, how well overall did students understand the concept of a Valuable PREselling Proposition for their Website?*

During Session 5, how well overall did students understand the concept of a Valuable PREselling Proposition for their Website?*

Very well

Somewhat

Not well

How successful were they overall in creating their VPP?*

How successful were they overall in creating their VPP?*

Most did it

Some succeeded

Few did it

Overall, what held students back when it came to registering their domain names? Check all that apply.*

Overall, what held students back when it came to registering their domain names? Check all that apply.*

Not understanding what makes a good domain name

Not confident in their Site Concept

Scared to make a mistake

Not sure of how to use Search It!

Other (Give details in comments.)

As covered in Session 6, to what extent have students used the standard Look & Feel?*

As covered in Session 6, to what extent have students used the standard Look & Feel?*

All students used it

Most students used it

Most did not use it

In working with the Look & Feel, where did students encounter problems? Check all that apply.*

In working with the Look & Feel, where did students encounter problems? Check all that apply.*

Confusing standard and custom templates

Not relating the L&F to the actual page layout

Missing the Select/Save step

The builder not always showing the template they selected

Confusing previewing with actually viewing the site

Having too many open browser windows

Uploading their own images

Centering vs left-aligned options

Other (Give details in comments.)

How many students went right into uploading their own HTML?*

How many students went right into uploading their own HTML?*

Most uploaded their own HTML

Few did

None did

Overall, to what extent were students comfortable with Site Central*

Overall, to what extent were students comfortable with Site Central*

Very comfortable

Somewhat comfortable

Not comfortable

What problems did students encounter in building their home page? Check all that apply.*

What problems did students encounter in building their home page? Check all that apply.*

Not relating filling in the blanks with the actual page

Not having content ready to insert

Not understanding title, keywords and description fields

Not satisfied with the Look & Feel

Other (Give details in comments.)

In Session 7, to what extent were students ready overall to learn about building free traffic?*

In Session 7, to what extent were students ready overall to learn about building free traffic?*

Not ready because students had not built enough pages

Somewhat ready if only for an introduction to the topic

Subject needs to be covered whether or not students are ready

For Session 8, to what extent did students understand and were ready to implement relationship building tools like newsletters?*

For Session 8, to what extent did students understand and were ready to implement relationship building tools like newsletters?*

Not ready because students had not built enough pages

Somewhat ready if only for an introduction to the topic

Subject needs to be covered whether or not students are ready

For Session 8, to what extent did students understand and were ready to implement relationship building tools like autoresponders?*

For Session 8, to what extent did students understand and were ready to implement relationship building tools like autoresponders?*

Not ready because students had not built enough pages

Somewhat ready if only for an introduction to the topic

Subject needs to be covered whether or not students are ready

For Session 8, to what extent did students understand and were ready to activate the SiteSell blog?*

For Session 8, to what extent did students understand and were ready to activate the SiteSell blog?*

Not ready because students had not built enough pages

Somewhat ready if only for an introduction to the topic

Subject needs to be covered whether or not students are ready

For Session 9, to what extent were students ready for explanations about analyzing traffic stats?*

For Session 9, to what extent were students ready for explanations about analyzing traffic stats?*

Not ready because students had not built enough pages

Somewhat ready if only for an introduction to the topic

Subject needs to be covered whether or not students are ready

How did students feel about Session 10? Check all that apply.*

How did students feel about Session 10? Check all that apply.*

Sad that the course was ending

Happy that their businesses had started

Confused about monetizing and Monetize It!

Wanting follow-on workshop sessions

Other (Give details in comments.)

After the basic 10-week course, how well do students understand what needs to be done to monetize their sites?*

After the basic 10-week course, how well do students understand what needs to be done to monetize their sites?*

Understand very well

Understand somewhat

Have little actual understanding

After the basic 10-week course, to what extent do YOU as an instructor think students are ready for an Advanced Monetization course?*

After the basic 10-week course, to what extent do YOU as an instructor think students are ready for an Advanced Monetization course?*

Very ready

Somewhat ready

Not really ready

After the basic 10-week course, to what extent do you think students themselves think they are ready for an Advanced Monetization course?*

After the basic 10-week course, to what extent do you think students themselves think they are ready for an Advanced Monetization course?*